How about this specc?

[vimto1]

Hey peeps! How are you all? What do you all think of this specc then? Is it any good? Budget is £1000

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-960 (3.20GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 550 Ti - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 550 Ti - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £961.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-core-i7-pc/

Any improvement suggestions, or is it all good? Ta

 

[liamnic2]

Case

COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)

Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard

ASUS® P8Z68-V: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)

8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card

2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk

500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5002AALX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive

24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply

CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£72)
Processor Cooling

SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card

ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities

ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options

6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software

FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus

BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty

3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery

STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time

Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days


Better Case, Better GPU, Better PSU for £1003, I trust you can spare an extra £3 And a better HDD aswell

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/

 

[vimto1]

Pretty snappy, oh btw i didnt say i what i planned to do with the comp, which is play games.

 

[MadMan]

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W TX SERIES (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£99)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,001.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/

This gpu will max any game. You can also sli it in the future. The hdd has 64mb cache.

 

[vimto1]

So which spec is better? Yours or Liamnic2's? Im rubbish at this kinda thing, hence why i use the forum! lol

 

[Wozza63]

i prefer liamnic's although i would drop to an i5 as there is no benefit to i7 during gaming and perhaps u may then be able to get the gtx 570

 

[Rakk]

I'd go with adnangulaid's suggestion, the i5-2500 will be perfectly fine, you only really need 4GB of RAM and its a better graphics card, and the extra power in the PSU gives a bit more room for upgrades

 

[Wozza63]

yes thinking about it id probably go with adnangulaid's but i personally recommend 8GB RAM, especially as i found a program that allows you to store files on RAM for quick opening, so i will probably be doing this with some of the startup files hopefully

 

[Fear]

Both of the specs liamnic2 and adnangulaid are good but for gaming you will be far better off with the 1 adnan has put together as you want a gaming rig you would not notice any difference between the i5 and i7 but you will get a better gaming experience from a better GPU which has been increased to the GTX570, the only thing i would change on adnan's spec is drop the wireless card if your too far away from the router then invest in a set of homeplugs.

 

[Rakk]

yes thinking about it id probably go with adnangulaid's but i personally recommend 8GB RAM,

Well, we can agree to disagree on that then, cos I don't think 8GB is needed for gaming

 

[Wozza63]

yeh this argument has been spread all over the forums, personal preference i guess, and i want to be able to safely leave multiple programs up and yet still game on max settings

 

[vimto1]

Okay, so i think we all agree that adnan's specc suggestion is better, thanks guys (and girls?)!

 

[Fear]

yes thinking about it id probably go with adnangulaid's but i personally recommend 8GB RAM,

Well, we can agree to disagree on that then, cos I don't think 8GB is needed for gaming

I am with Rakk there 4GB is more than enough for gaming, you will find quite a few threads on here with arguments over 4GB and 8GB but i can't remember 1 game suggested by the "you need 8GB ram for games" people where they can say that there whole system including the game is using even 3GB or over most games will use for the whole system between 1.5GB - 2.75GB

 

[Wozza63]

im not bothered with 8GB tbh, its just ashame there isnt a 4GB/2GB total 6GB option, that would be ideal although i know what im gonna do with the extra RAM and ill also be running a small server for minecraft and apparently more RAM is good for servers

 

[MadMan]

4gb should be enough for gaming but if you feel you need more you can easily upgrade it. RAM is simple to upgrade, you just phone PCS and order some more ram

 

[liamnic2]

Well if you go for the i7 you can just upgrade the GPU in the future.

But if you go for the i5, you can still upgrade the GPU but you will have to replace the cpu sooner. This may cause you to buy a new mobo, new cooler and the new cpu.
If I were you I would go for an i5 with 570 because it does benfit gaming more than my i7 spec but I prefer to do more future proof specs. I would still go for the 8GB RAM though, my old PC had 4GB of RAM and I was left with 2.8GB because of windows and stuff.

 

[Wozza63]

i5 is nearly the same as an i7 and in gaming there is no difference, the only benefit to the i7 is hyperthreading which is useless when gaming, and of course the slightly higher clock speed but you could overclock to that without any problems such as heat